Release Codes, Read, and Learn

0-Day - Release of the same day;

0-Sec - Instant release;

AC3 - Audio Coding 3, audio codec, usually 5.1 audio channels;

AFFiLS - Websites affiliated to the groups, where they put the releases;

ANiME - Release of a anime movie;

ASF - Advanced Streaming Format, audio/video compression codec based in MPEG-4;

CE - Classical Edition, of a original movie;

CLSC - Classical release;

COLOUR EDiTiON - Release of a movie with edit in color level;

COURiER - Dumper/racer of a groups, has the job of distribute the releases through websites;

CUT/CUTED - Partial release of a movie;

DC - Director's Cute, release of a movie with selections of the director's;

DSYNCH - Not synchronized;

DiRFiX - Fix of a release name;

DiVX - Division X, compression video codec;

DOWNSAMPLED - Manipulation of the video/audio format because of low bitrates;

DUBBED - Movie with double language (original one or other);

DUMP - Release transfer;

DUMPER - Who makes the dumps;

DUPE - Doubled release;

DVDR - Release format fot a complete DVD or Downsampled;

DVDRiP - Rip which source is the original DVD;

DVDSCR/DVDSCREENER - Rip which source is a pre-release DVD.

FiX - Correction for something;

FS - Full screen, resolution 4:3;

FTP - File Transfer Protocol, way of transfer files;

FXP - File eXchange Protocol, way of share data through FTP;

GRP.RQT - Group Request, request of a new release because some other is nuked;

iNT, iNTERNAL - Internal release group, doesn't count for release races;

LDRiP - Rip which source is a laser disc;

LiMiTED - Release of a limited movie (in some theaters);

NTSC - National Television System Committe, video stream system of South America and east Asia;

NUKED - Bad release, release with problems;

PAL - Phase Altering Line, stream video system of Europe;

PROPER - Good release, substitutes a nuked release;

PROMO - Promotional;

REPACK - Repacked released;

RETAiL - Rip which source is a commercial DVD;

SRT - Sequense Real Time, text subtitles format;

SUB - Text subtitles format;

SYNCFiX - Synchronization fix;

TS - Theather screener, movie recorded in theathers;

VCD - Video Compact Disc, distibution of MPEG content;

VCDRiP - Rip which source is a VCD;

VHSRiP - Rip which source is a VHS

WS - Wide Screen, resolution 16:9

XViD - Video compression codec based in MPEG-4

XXX - Porn release;